The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) House Price Balance measures the percentage of surveyors reporting a house price rise in their designated area, minus those reporting a fall. A level above 0% indicates more surveyors reported a rise in prices; below indicates more reported a fall.
A higher than expected figure should be seen as positive (bullish) for the {0} while a lower than expected figure should be seen as negative (bearish) for the {0}.